NFL Team Valuations

#26 Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills
are owned by Ralph Wilson Jr,
who bought them in
1959
for $25,000.

Player-costs-to-win ratio8 83Coach Dick Jauron

Metro area population: 1,124,000Revenue per fan: $92

Sport: Portion of franchise's value attributable to revenue shared among all teams.
Market: Portion of franchise's value attributable to its city and market size.
Stadium: Portion of franchise's value attributable to its stadium.
Brand Management: Portion of franchise's value attributable to the management of its brand.

The skinny
Team owner Ralph Wilson, one of the founders of the American Football League, is 90 and is ready to unload his franchise. The problem is the Bills, who now play one preseason game and one regular season game in Toronto, are having trouble filling Ralph Wilson Stadium (despite the sellouts in 2008 it was often a close call to meet the television blackout deadline for the local market) and have been battling the county over delayed stadium renovations. The Bills also want a more favorable lease when the current one expires after the 2012 season. Erie County reimbursed the Bills $2.5 million for stadium expenses last season.

Facility Information

Revenue and operating income are for 2008 season and net of revenue sharing and stadium debt service.1Value of team based on current stadium deal (unless new stadium is pending) without deduction for debt (other than stadium debt).2Current team value compared with latest transaction price.3Includes stadium debt.4Net of stadium revenues used for debt payments.5Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.6Includes benefits and bonuses.7Includes club seats.8Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the NFL. Postseason wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team achieved 20% more victories per dollar of payroll compared with the league average.9Average 2008 rating in local market for regular season games from Nielsen.
NA: Not applicable.
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